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Por "Sweet Girl" Graduates. omto of you leave to-day the fairy land Of girlhood, to return no more, save when+ll Fond memory thither, with her magic Wand Shall waft you back, re-summoning to your ken Young jo:-s and hopes that blest your careless band. And though in thought, lived o'er and o'er atgain, 'TIhey are gone for aye I Aurora's rosy wing When next she comes, womanly cares shall bring. Go to your homes and from your imoth er"s learn1 How to be wulmen. There are carth's best Schools And p1r:st atltars. Thero forever burn Dear virtue's hallowed ilame, there love still rules. Leave you to man the rostrum and the goal. Do not overstep the limits of your sphere Even the faint echo of that step shall knell Your hatlf-angelic beauty to its bier. The home is womnatn's throne, her scel) tre, love, 11er crowning glory is a halo spread From the soft glory round her Saviour's head. Queen-like she reigia , and like a queen doth move all things. -U. W. i reher, H. 1)., in sorih ('ro li' Adimk. 1 1 1 1 il 1 l .Jim B3ourn and I were boyj together at \Vestmainister; we went to Oxford together-we took our degrees togeth er" in the Classical -chool, and weI'. ordained tog'nthier' by the lBishop of L as curats for iis iiocese. l1ere our paths separated for soein years, and when next we renewed our old friendship I was t,he vicar of the ivwn, still single at thirty- four, and .Jin was the Chaplain of tire famuous jail in the sam111e toWn, and Imrarried. We were talking in rmy study, as in oldcn timines. Stimehuw t,he Conl v ersa tion drifted t > thel su11bj'ct of It rect'nt new.lpier article : ") ught MAarried 1'eipie to IIave Any Secre is from1 Le Other ?" I said, " No,'' and .1 i i said Ye.'' We both siiliugly stuck to ou1r text. It was not o|tt'n taut wo dif fered in opinlion, hut thiwat one csc, anyhow. " \Wiy, lim," said I, "you would have beenl the hitst p1)rson I shou d have expreetet to take that line, for I aml sure, from what I have seen, that if ever tsvu folks were happy and lov ing, they are i Itta and oiiself. I call't co Oeive of yout- tainhlg any secret which you would not wihi hlla to know." " Ah," retotrtt d he, with a peculiat smile, " Ltnat'- just, it. Weli, 11low,on, I'il tell you one, if ou like, thouh,' he added, " it must, renaii a secr'ot between us two. I havt' rwv+'r sui'ok,c of it to an1y onc in thife worid, anid .nev shall, exctplt to yourseII." " J'ancs, J in ; you need not, fear me, its you know. I am only curious t,o k'now tire ease."' And I assimr di an at,ditulte or eager at,t,ention to) J im1'.. iitor. I Its tI .e chainplain at Lowmauirk et, ats you are wevll aware, be'fore I camne hr.It. iN n 1'retty plazce,, iandc one Windri's whIiateve Vi,l 'ad c ,be govern rment builId at jaiI them-'. I towever', therle it Is, anrd th er'e w as I . 'The amolunltof soecty that one got in Lo i - mrtket wats per'fecthy aston istiiinrg. Haid I the tim trantid i nclinattion' for it, I imighlt haive turn'ed:t out ia reguhar 'society' elei gynnan. As it was, I had at full amtouti ofIj1) lectures, soirees05 parties anrd eniteitaliiunents. Amon1fli t,he peiopile I got, in iyit.h nono1) wer nieer tharn thle Yoriks. liss Yor'k, maiden lady oIf lift,y, lived in it largi 'Te (Cedaitrs, ' inr tIhe b est, part'. cof I,b, tojwn. She ta. uk~ ~rivw altl Ioer th<r heat ndic piurIe life. Verybhodly hatu a good worid fori herci. Nr wa'vis hier ie 1ce, M iss \'or'k. any less popu liar Pe'ople in L owmrrai'ke t f airr'y wor'sh ipec both j f t.he im. "I was twenrty-eig.;ht. whlen I first siaw Ella Y'or'k, anrid at cee suec'crumbeJ lu her ebarmitis. I'or' we eks le paIlab,eS -ihtd been in my eatrs, acnd unow, on iae (quinIta nce, I foundo henr beautIy, lier mannlle rs, lieri k inidness of hiear't, not One whIiit less than r'epor't stat.ed. led her. O)f couirse, I coulid not, say so at,once: arid whiethier, aifter two) ir thriee nieetings in tire courise of imy wvork-for' X ins Yorik tire e'Ilerl tioo) greait. inter'cst in ourii sphre of labor1)1 she giuessed miy love, an nd ir'ci pr'oented It, I could not, then say3. I foundit, iuoe)n Judious015 inquliies, thait Miss York - Elat- had Ii ved w ithr her aunt fr'omn chilId hood : that she was no1w t,wenity four; thiat leer mother wits dead, and her bathlen' lived on thie Conti innt for his healh ;i alk'o t hat shre was her auont's sole hiriess. Th'lese facts were of courise only hear'ned bly degrees, ats 0on cannot go to the fountain head for such in formiiatioen. "Afterli much heart-scarchinug and debatting with in mnysel f I thought I saw that Ilhai York was not wh oily in dilTerent to me, and I resolved to ask her to be mys wife. I need not go Into dletail Ias to how~ 1 (did it, heycond sayIng that, it, was one Summiiie'i mioirning rath cmr mor'e t,hian live yeatrs augo, when, having gone to see hei' aunt, who wats out, I met l' ita in the grounds ; anld after talking ans we walked along on various soubjets, soimehow it eamioi t, uneCxIectedly13, andi~ alm ost befoi'o [ oud compriehiend w halt it allI mneanit a~ i York had p)'rmisedl to be my wife, subjet to her atunt's consent. ceivt (her ulnt didn't consenit. I red tenderly 1 reg it,rdn W n ,--hrowi Eisit toving'that she hadowshokn o-f rm visi toheraunt, and had nto 1n1 wits conmIng to-morrow for' herip ~royal; Miss York ha. bee rei' Incd, but acted r'ather sIr ngenyvery said she would see me, but e, anud not consent., as she did not w. to old Ea Mydear gir lwentot a h any more than tils. r I was in a curIous frame of mind as I went ncxt morning to see Miss York. What could her objection roally be? Surely not to me ! My position, a family, my lifo hero wor'c, I hoped, beyond reproach. Even if It wore a question of money, I 1had( enocugh pr'i vate moans, as you know. As for MIss York, well, of course It would be lonehy without Ella at first, after so many eaurs' companionship, but surely she Sidn't expect her never to got married! It was preposterous. SAs I approached the lodge the pQrteress met me, '~Oh Mr. Bourn, this Is shoking I' wa ore puzzled than ever I Why my engagement to Ella should be 'shocking I couldn't see ; and I no doubt expressed it in my looks. "'So sudden, too, sir!' said the wo man. 'Nobody expected it!' 'What's the matter ?' said I. "'Why haven't you board that Miss York is dead ? No ! Oh, dear ! Poor thing; had a fit in the night, doctor says1; was quite unconscious when Miss Ella got there, and died at J o'clock this morning.' " My heart sank ; I felt faint and giddy. It was some minutee befolu I could move. You will never know how it feels, Howson, unless you should have such a blow, which ,, hope you never will. But I am bound to say that my one thought was 'My poor, lonely darling, Ella !' "''here were no more details to be learned about Miss York's death. She was buried in Iowmarket churchyard. 1K!la was ill for weeks, and could not see even me. When she was well enough to attend to business it was found that she had inherited all her aunt's money ; and as she had already aecepted me, we were married a twelvemonth afterward. She had been awfully lonely, she said, since Miss York's death, but no couple had ever lived happier and been nearer and dearer to each other than Ella and I. lay God bless her !" " Amen !" said I solemnly and re verently. " Ella and I," pursued Jim, "could never give the remotest guess as to her aunt's objection to our engageraent, and it wouid probably have remained a inystery to me, as it has to EI la even now, had it not been for the following cirenstatnces. Sine time ago I was se1t for at the prison to see a rather despertate eharaeter, whose end was very near, lie au been sent to seven ycar' penaI servitude sum i three y ars before for forgery, and after servinig two years at P'ortland had boon transferred to Low market. II is ap p!arance was superior to that of the orlinatry convict, even when a forger. Althougii I had seen hin several timrer, an d certainly been struck with his faece and appearaneo. we could not he sitid to ho friendly, 1is he Iad been indifferent to all my advances. I found him lying in the hospital, an1)d I soon saw that he would not live very long. " 'You scemn pleased to so me ?' I siaid. 'Yes, sir,' replied No. 152. 'I am glad you've coic ; I hardly expected you would, considering how standollish I've been. But I wanted to see you, as the doctor says I'm not likely to lat-t lnuch lon"er--lperhaps not till to nlrorrow.' ''1'here, well, never mind K.'ep your coi rage tip, and you'll probably deceive thC doctor.' " I talked to him, about his soul and -piritual things. ''hat we may pass by, Ilowson; I believe he was thorou;gh 1y penitent. I asked hini if there was anything I coull do for him. "'Ye,, sir, there is one thing, if you will. It's such a curious one I h .rdl1 like to ask yout.' ills eyes lookot eagerly at me. 'Go on,' said 1, 'il do it if no. sile.' "'l've had a gu1er life, sir,' said th convict.. '1 nght have been sumt hody and done som)1e good ; but I gc led ast.ray after marrialge, and brok the lit-art of 1113 Wile, who die'd Soo afterwtatrd. Yes, I've led at had lift and)11 it's lire:ius few friernds I've ha lately, anyhow. IBut I hope I may b furgi en. its you say God will pardo even the worst, of us. And if you'l pi'rmise me1( tC) (do one1 thing whlen l'i deadt, I shalil di e lthapp ."' "'I'll promise as far as I can,' safi "'It's to take care of your wife atnswereud No. lid. * Ah, ' caid he siliing, 'I thought that would ast,oni'i you !' "''''ake care of my wife l' I gaze it. him in iamilazemtenit. 'Why, of cours I shlt! Hut, what is that to you ?' "'A gootd deal,' said hie. 'Wby?' - "'Ilbeauso sh''--my daughter P' I looked at himi in torror an atontishm ieit,, and was about to seti for tihe nurse and for the doctor, fuea inrg sure that he was rambling, whi |ho said, slow ly: "'Sit down, siri, pleaseo; I can't ta imue iICi loger. You needl not send f Dr)i. Dar1't-onI, I 'mi all irighlt. I feared wotuld give you1 at shock, sir, as it gal mei oneC tile 11i'st timoti I saw her nel I ich you. ilCia York---youi see I know her naniio al righit-was taken whc gitC it child by3 her autnt, who di Civ'ned ineC, and never toldi the cIhii what her fiathier was. In that she te' qui1te ruhiit.. She changed her namn from WVi L.on toi heir mother's name York, andi('ii competd the disgu ist Whleniever' I desired-and ohi, sir, I dli (iftenl desire-to see 10lla, my darlin1 Mliss \ ork has al ways threatened m wit,h the poClice, and I knew botte thain to have t,hemli oii my track, If coulid heili it. Yes, sir, I see you can ireitlize it, yet, hut, yo)u'll find Iilia Wi so,n's hi rth and bapt,ism In thr* register of Northflid, and I give you iuy wor it's true' "I sat In duimb siloucoe. What couli I say ? Elba, my 1Ella, a convict daughter! "'l'lease, cir., don't tell her,' sali he. *'She has never known ; don't le her knew. Hut 1 felt I must toll yeu sir, end you'll not think any worse her?' and his eyes looked leadingl and( wilstfulIly at me. " bsenses had somewhat returned "'No,' said I 'of course not, I am hal dazzed, but I feel what you say Is true hAut 1da, is my own now, and alwayi shiall be while Ii liv. I wish I had no heurd this, but it cannot alter my loyv for 10iia.' "'Thiank God !' lhe said, 'And, sir thore's one thing more. 'rho doctoi siays I shall sleep myself away. Dt you think it could be managed for im darling to give me one kiss ore I die juist (inc ?' " 'I'll try. Yes,' said I, 'she shall if you'll leave It to me.' "'1 will! God bless you, Mr. Bourn. " I left him. When I got home Ella thought I was Ill, and indeed I was, D)vorwork, I pleaded. In another hour i.hey came to tell me he was asleep, aind would not wake in this world. "''. took 10lla with me to the hospi ta:ti 'E4la,' said I, 'a prisoner who is dIying. and who has no-few- friends, toldl me to-day how he had seen you and would like yeou to kiss him oe lhe died, as his own daughter would have d one, W ill you ?' e~rtainly, my darling.' "K 'ith eyes full of tears she did. 'ieunconscIous formi arose, the eye lids half opened, the face smiled. She dint know, (lid he? be led her away,' weeping, my own shory. full I afterward verifid his smory. Ilowso Ela s never knowra any ms oe Ilwo, and never will. There n oetisare secret which should wIfe, Howson, Isn't there 'ubad" n " You're right, dear oldl Jim" "i I, as he grasped my hand in aie but with tear-dimmed-. es lence, right. old fellow, and od bles y u both In"s STATE BANKS OF ISSUE A REMEDY, IEPEAL THE TEN PER CENT. TAX. The Free Coinage of Silver W,uld Follow and inancial Itollef Would Oome. The fto iowing letter from Gen. M. C. Dth"' - given t.o the public: W L'amuoN, b. 3, May 27, 1897. Mr. D. liutchinson, itock Hill, S. C. My Dear Sir-Replying to yours of the 20th instant, I beg to say there does not appear to be any present pros pect of financial reform from Congress. The McKinley administration is con contrating its energies on a change in our tariff laws, and seem to think higher taxation will be the panacea for our financial and business troubles. While I do not concur in this view, it is but fair to allow it reasonable time to demonstrate the soundness of the proposition. I am more than ever convinced that the best and surest solution of our financial problem would be the repeal of the 10 per cent. tax on State bank circulation, followed, as it would inevi tably be followed, by the ;ro and un limited coinaage of both silver and gold at the present ratio. For this consummation I struggled for years while I was In public life, and thought we had reached the goal when a plank was put in the Democratic platform in 1892 providing for the repeal of the 10 per cent. tax. This plank was accepted and ap proved by the President, Mr. Ci:ve land, and Mr. Carlisle, his secretary of the treasury, and some of us urged these gentlemen to use their powet and influence in C.ngress in aid of the passage of a bill introduced to carry out that pledge of the Democratic party. From soine cause, which I will not venturc to explain, their support was not vouchsafed, certainly not in any public manner. My opinion is the gold standard men defeated the bill because they feared it would decentralize the overshadow ing, almost omnipotent power they exercised over the general government, as it would have done. I regard the repeal of the 10 per cent. tax of far more value to the wel fare of the great masses of the people than the free coinage of silver. The present evil in our monetary syst_m is the inadequacy in the volume of currency and the inequality of its dis tribution - the latter the greater of the two evils. This inequality of dis tribution would be corrected if we could have local State banks of issue, under proper safeguards, and just so much currency would be put out by them as the local demands required. it has always struck me as very absurd to suppose that any State would, or could,permit "wild cat banking," w h ich is about the only argument over urged against State banks of issue. No State under our modern methods of transact ing business, through quick corres pondence by mail and wire, and the vigilance of the commercial and busi ness agencies, could tolerate loose or wild eat banking " for I8 hours, and there is no valid reason why State hank currency could not be imade a: sound and safe as the present Nationa bank currency. e The act of Congress imposing ia ta: n on State bank circulation was intsndet to destroy, and did destroy, dtatc d banks, and thus gave to National bank e the right of way, and the suprom ri control in the fiscal uitl'is of the coun I try. No revenue is derived from it a It is of very d1oub~tful constitutionality and ought to be r'epealed whethe 1 the States grant bankIng charters o not. I have never boeen enamouro(d of th, national banking system, but if it is t, 1 be retainedl, it ought to b)e enlarged and the banks empoweredl to do wha 1every other national banking system aI e the world Is empowered to (10, vIz issue what is called an " emorge currency;" that Is to say, Increase thel volume of currency by a cortain an well regulated percentage, to mfo( d just such conditions as now and fc al somel time past, have environed th I- business Interests of the country. li n stead of increasing the volume of tt currency under existing condition ik the tendency is to contract, and thor :)r b)y Increase financial distress. In It growing, developing country like ou1 to thore is a constant demand fori~ ro augmentation of the volume of mono w to muoot the requirements of the legit mn mate business op)erations. There is s- need for undue inflation or the rec! d less issue of fiat, Irredeemable currei is cy, but a steady, safe, prludent enlarg e mont Is admitted by men of all classo >f aud with widely divergent financii i. views. d I have said the tree coinage of silvt r, would inevitably follow the reopenin e of State banks, and for this reason r These banks would absorb every (do I lar of coin, both gold and silver, e I, security for thoir circulation andt I- maintain whatever reserve the Ia' a might require. For domestic purpose: ml as a domestic curancy, silver is toda as good as gold. Silver only becomc d1 emnbarrassing when transactions ar s had with foreign countries. Like gol it passes only for its bullion value 1 I foreign countries, but at home it I t taken at par of its present weight an ,fineness. I say, therefore, for all dc f mestIc purposes, silver is as good a yr gold, and there is no reason why I should not be admitted to free coinage .and used by local banks as a redemp f tion and reserve fur.d. .With local State banks of issue a their currency would remalo, in a iarg. t measure, in the communities wher< > issued, available, and In reach of ever: man engaged in business, obtainabi on such terms as each muan's credi wo.jld entitle him to. There woul< be not the slightest dillculty in usinj the State bank currency in interstatt transactions and exchanges. Statn bank clearing houses could and woul< be established through, and by which the standing and credit of every bania could, and would, be ascertained In am hour's time by telegraph, telephone em other medium of quick communication. so that the holder of the bIlls of an~ bank could be advIsed of their sound nes. W hen it comes to the matter of for cign exchanges, they could be regulat edl and settled as they now are. Nc advocate of the State bank system pro poses, so far as I am advised, to inter fere with the p)resent national bank currency. It might be affected by competition with State bank currency, but in that cornpetItion, it ought to be willing to take i tsochances. I am one of those who believe the States are as capaible and well qualified to manage their own currency as is the national government, I believe that Mr. Justice David DavIs in the Fenno ease that the right to charter a bank is as much an attrIbute of sovereignty as the right to oharter a railroad or any other corporate power, and that when Congress, passed the act during war, imposing a tax of 10 per cent, on State bankc circulation,thereby destroy ing then, it was the Aeverest blow ever aimed a the sovereignty and self-sus taining power of the State. Consequent ly I have never been able to understand how anybody calling himself a Demo crat, could hesitate Id urging the re pea, of the Federal law. This, of course, is only the political aspect of the question, but it has merit enough on economic grounds to j ustify its re peal. The party that will press this repeal to a successful issue will receive, as it will deserve, the approval of the Aen.-V people, and do more for their happiness and prosperity than by any other means. While a member of the Sonato I made two speeches in advocacy of the rt.peal. and if you care to examine the subject further, would refer you to th9mn. In one of these speeches I elaborated at somo length the influence of the Scotch system of local banks of issue, and showed,. as I think beyond per adventure or doubt the value of such banks to the Scoteh people under and by virtue of which they were enabled to embark successfully into business enterprises wholly impossible without. them. We would realize similar advantages in the State under the operation of a conservative State banking law. Very truly yours, M. C. BUTLER. JUDOId SIMONrON'S DECISION. The Dispensary Law is a Violat ion of Inter-State Commeree-Tlme State Cannot Forbid the Sale of Liquor in Original Packages. Judge Simonton, in filing his decis ion in the Vandercock case at Charles ton, declares that the prohibition of im port and sale of liquor into the State is in violation of tue inter-Statte com merco law. He has issued an injunction reutraining the State of South Carolina from seizing liquor imported and offor ed for sale. Tao State may sell liquor, but it must do so in competition with other parties, It can no longer hold for itself a monopoly of the business. The syllabus of the decision is as fol lows : The United States of America, District of South Carolina, in the Circuit Court. in Equity. The W. A. Vandercock Co. vs. S. W. Vance, W. N. Bahr, J. M. Scott, W. Livingston, C. S. Moseley, D. W. Pe terman. Any State may in the exercise of the police power declare that the manufac ture, sale, barter and exchange, or the use as a beverage of alcoholic liquors are public evils, and having thus de clared can forbid such manufacture, sale, barter and exchange or use within her territory. But, when a state recognizes and ap proves the manufacture, sale, barter and exchange and the use as a bover age of alcoholic liquors, and the State itself encourages toe manufacture, en gages in the sile of anu provides for the consumption of alcoholic liquors as a beverage, and soiprcludes the idea that such manufacture, sale, barter. exchange or use are injurious to the public welfare, It is not within the po lice power to forbid the importation of such liquors or their sale in original packages for personal use and con sumption. Such prohibition under such circumstances is in conllict with the luws of inter-State and foreign commerce. The dispensary act of 189(i, is amend ed by act of 189L inasmuch as they api pr)tove the purchase and manufacture of alcoholic liquors for the State arnd provide for the sale of such alcoholic r liquors as a beverage in aid of the finances of the Stato. in so far as they forbid the inmportatlon of alcohol ic SliquorS in original packages for such use in this State, are in conulict with the laws of interstate and forehen comn merce, and ate, therefore, to that cx ftent void. :We add the concluding words oi ,/ Judge Simuonton, that cur readers n'ay r' see the effetof tihe decision: I it will be noted that the use of alco t| hellc liuairs as a beverage is .not pro r hibited nor is their imp)ortion for per o nonal u-so forbiddon, p)rovidesd auch m- beverages are free from "ploisonous, c hurtfulland deleterious matter," otbet s, than the alcohol In them. - Th act provides the essential and a conclusive test on this point, the certi s ficate of the chemiist of the South Caro n .lina College. The act also declares al 7t, alcoholic liquors, not tested by the i- chemist of the Sout,h Carolina CollegE o andl so found to he free " from poison c- ous, hu"tful and deleterious matters,' 1- accoesarily matters other than alco. >- holle ingredients, to be of a detrimenn. *, tal character and their use and con ii sumption to be against the morals good health andl safety of the State, r Thlat is to say, without regard what g ever to their real character, the pros. :once or absence of the certificate is the I- sole test. This can be sust,ained only ,s on the fact that it is a valid inspection o law. v There can be no doubt that a State m, can enact iaws protect,ing its citiz ne y lan the p)urchase of articles, imported a or domestic, froem purchasing seome mi thing they did not intend to buy, or 1l adulterated so as to threaten disease n or death. ([Plumley vs. Massachusetts, s 155 U. 5. -16W.) BIut it must be a law I which p)rotects or at least tends te -protect the citizen. It must give him s securIty, if it does not do so absolute. t ly, still it must contribute to secure ,him. -The mode of inspection in this act is by samples. Let it be sup)posed that ,the sample has been furnished, has 3 been insp)ected, has been applroved and 3 that the certificate has been sor.t to Sthe consignor. What sort of assurance does it give the citizen that this liquor I he thereupon receives, accords with, comes up to or in any wise resembles the sample. What protectIon does it give the citIzon from fraumo, from a failure to send liquor accor ling to I amnple. None whatever. It, only sub. Ijects him to the seizure and forfeiture of his goods, if perchance they should be inspected. 'Ihe fraudulent seller is out of reach. Upion what then must the citizen rely? He can only rely upon the business character, standing and integrity of tbe person from whom he buys, without any regard whatever to the ins pection. This so-caled inspection, furnish. lng no security to the citizeD, cannot thereby be justified. It can Operate only as a restriction upon, hindrance and burden to his acknowledged right to import, for his personal use. It is thus an interference with inter-State commerce and ini itself void. The language in Mugler vs. Kansas, 123 U. S3. 623, has some application hero. "If a statute purporting to have been enacted to protect the public health, the public morals or the public safety, has nou real or substantial reo lation to these objecte, or is a palpable invasion of rights secured by the fun damental law, it is the duty of the court to abridge them and thereby give effect to the constitution." The .satne mode of inspection by sam ple would scoona to .be used in atl the iiq,uors issued by the State commis sioner, (22 Statutes 541.) In Scott vs. Donald, the Supreme Court, discussing a similar feature in the sot of 1895, says : " To empower a state chenist to pass upon what the law calls 'the alcoholio.purity' of such inportations by chemical analyses, can carcely come within any defini tion of a reasonable inspection law." If then this mode of inspection be not reasonable and be futile, It is a burden on inter State commerce and in itself makes the provision void. Railroad Co. vs. Husen. 95 U. S., 465; Walling vs. Michigan, 116 U. S., 440; Minnesota vs. Barber. 135, U S.. 131. Brimmer vs. Robman, 138 U. S. 78. It is manifest, therefore, that the same conclusion must be reached with regard to the dispensary act of 1897 which was reached by the supreme court of the United States as to the act of 1895, that it is not within the scope and operation of the Wilson act. This being the case the law laid down in Leisy vs. Hardin controls this case, and the attempt to forbid the impor tation and sale of spirituous liquors in original packages must fail. The decision of .the supreme court of the United States must control all cir cuit courts. By this decision it is clear that so long at, the State herself engages in the business of importing and selling alcoholic liquors for the pur pose of profits; so long as she recognizes that the use of alcoholic liquors as a beverage is lawful and can be en couraged ; so long as she seeks a mono poly in supplying these liquors for that use, and in this way looks to an in crease of her revenue, she cannot under her constitutional obligations to the other States of this Union, forbid, control, hinder and burden commerce in such articles between their citizens and her own. Let a temporary injunction issue as prayed for in the bill. CHARLisS H. SIMONTON, Circuit Judge. THE WEATHEl AND CROPS. Valuable Informat ion,to Those Inter eBted in 'armiing Operations. The following is the weekly bulletin issued by the weather bureau in Col umbia as to the condition of the crops in this State : COLUMIA, S. C., June 1, 1897. There was a wide temperature range during the week, from minimums of 40 degrees on the 26-27 at Loopers, 45 at Ctemson College and Spartanburg on the 26th, and on th 27th at Liberty, to a maximum of 97 on the 29Dh at Bamberg and Gillisonville. The week as a whole averaged three degrees per day coo:er than usual, with a mean temperature of 71, while the normal is approximately 74. In places in the " up country " heavy rain fell on the 23d, washing lands in Greenville, Spartanburg, Clarendon, Kershaw and Union Counties, but the area of beneficial rainfall was very limited. Light and insullicient rain fell on the 29th over the upper por tions of the State. Twenty-seven places reported measurements, of which 24 were less than 0.50, and three of over 1.00. Oakland reported 252. The de li;iency for the week is 0.65 inch, and the delicien.y for the month ranges from 1.50 to :t.00 inches. There was a severe hall storm on the 23d in Greenville,in the vicinity of Jick ville, that, over a path 5 to 6 miles wide and about 15 miles long, destroy ed muuh corn, cotton, fruit, gardens, etc. .ttwas abcomp)anied by high winds tiat blew down many fruit trees. The hail-storm extended into Union and Spartanburg. Hlail fell in Clarendon, Fairfield, Kershaw and Chester on the same day. T1here was much more than the aver age sunshine during the week, the mecan of sixty estimates being 84 pe cent. of the possible, while th~ normal is about 67. Trho windls were variable--carly in the week they were co'd northerly and d nr-ing t.he latter polrt.ibn warm westcr ly to southerly. Trhey werec for- the most p)art light in force. About one third of this week's r orts, and embracing sections of near' that crops, especialiy corn and cotton, are below their usual or average, fo - this season of the year, in size, stand, and general condition. A few r'eports Indicate conditions above the uesnal average, while the majority indienLte ave rage cond itions, cert,ainly not above. Crops are nearly at a standstill for want of rain. A few cool nights (lur ing the middle of t to week also im peded the growtn of cultivated vegeta tion. Insects of various kind, are do ing material injury over p)ortior s of thu State. Farm work made favormable~ progress, and fields are generally well tilled, and clean. Corn did not make much if any im provement during the week. Cut worms and heart worms continue their depredations; chinch bogs have attacked it ; consequently the reports of bad stands outnum ber those of good stands. The continued absence of rain is alfacting corn seriously in the lower counties where it wilts badly durin~g the day and has " fired' "In a few places. In Laurens and surrounding counties corn is sickly and yellowish, it la small for the season everywhere. Fields are generally free from weeds and grass. Is being " !aid by"4 in B3erkeley. Cotton Is sickly In places (111 to the cool nights, but generally it, made sat isfactory growth during the week. T'he plant has not attainedi an average growth for June 1st. Adltioaal r ports of stands dyinir out, wer-e this week received from Spart,an burg, Georget,own, Clarendon, Newbherry' Sumter, and Lexington. Bad stands in Waliiamsburg. Lice infest cott,on over portions of B3arn well, Abbeviille Hampton, Kershaw, and Orangeburg. Fields are generally free from grass and weeds and chopping to stands is nearing completion except over the extreme north western counties. Forms havo been seen on cot,ton in Richlandi In the Congarce valley. Wheat is rlipening andl its condition is somewhat, less promising oiwing to rust and damage by insects. O,tts being harvested and generally a very faIr crop. Spring oats a failurec exce pt, In Pickens, where, If needed rain comes soon, a faIr yild will be ha vested. Irish potatoes doing poorly and in a numnber of places the vines are being lIhterally destoyed by Colorado beetles. The weather has been generally too dry to set out sweet potato draws. Draws are plentiful. Tobacco has all been planted and as a ,rule grew well, but now stands in urgent need of raiu. Trho elf, ct of absence of rain for any considerable peOriod from this time wouldl result in serious injury to the crop. Rico is growing well, but birds are reported to have destroyed much late planted. Lam'ge shipments of vegetables conl tinue from the truek districts, but rain Is badly needed for late varieties. Peaches very promising -in portions of Edgetlold, and fair In other sections for late varieties. Grapes rotting in Darlington. Berries gneallynplimt. ful. Melons not doing well generally. Sugar cano and sorghum started to grow nicely and up to average con ition. Grass both for pasture and hay growing slowly. Hay crop promises to be light. Some peas were son n dur lug the week but rain is needed before this work will be pushed. Gardens are failing very fast owing to want of rain. From the national bulletin of May 24th:-" Cotton has experienced gen eral improvement in Texas and has made rapid advancement in the south ern part of the State, where squares and bolls are forming. Decided im provoment is also reported from Ala bama, with favorable reports from Georgia and Arkansas. Cool nights have proved injurious in Tennessee, and but slight improvenent is report ed from Louisiana, where the plant is sickly and is being injured by lice. While cool nights have unfavorably af fected the plant in Mississippi, it shows improvement." J. W. BAUI, Director. WHECN In need of a remedy to relieve pain you want the surest, quickest and best. Such an one is Rice'a Goose Grease Liniment. It relieves all pain at once. It cures Group, Coughs and Colds as soon as used. For sale and guaranteed by all druggists and general stores. It also relieves whooping cough. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Se*den.ed .Soh.dule Io Eftbs NOV. 15, 1500. STATIONS. o.[1 rU, haeson....... ...... W6 10a . wuba .............. . 160A " o p rty..... ......... 11 p m . w err -........... 2 p . ney- 2 ..................... 1 2a p. o . ..... . 14a ......... .: 5b"i rn ......................148 pmn STATION. No 12 Sgreeu . ........... m Piedmont. ....... . . ..... a m Williamston... .............. 1 18 a m v. Anderson .-~~~ m AV. Gelton..l ............... ..11 8 a -n .A. l................... . 2 p~i i ___b........Tf~ 4a ti v. iod............y- 12 2U " Greonwo1~..................... 100 p m Nnety ....................... 1 2 p m Lv. Newberry..................... 2 5 p Prosperity .................... 2 82 p m 4r. Clubia II i4an~ i. Chadrleston.................... 0~0 p i Nn.i INal STATIONS. al i " p r Ow v.... .ale .on... .. 1 O 0 p t T 9u -64 1v~ rT T c,i,T,Tr .. a apitl " Ne 126p- 8.......Asto........ .2 45p S434 020a 202e .......Union....... 1 ip 720p "S8a 2p Joiny.vi.le. 8 p I6ar_Columb a . o... .....p.. I 503 m 0a8 T12a 0pAr Spnranhnrg. Lv 11 4yi 0 p 1a 8p Lv Spartonburg. Ar8 0 1123 6 top 70pi,Ar Asovile. Lv 8 20 t ,.P np.in. A,am. Trains 9 and 10 carr elegant Pulnas sleeping ears between Cn.i,nbia and AHhe+viIt, eroute daily betwee Jcksonvie and 2iut6in ati. Train* leave Spartanburg. A. & C. diston, prthbound 42 a. in., A:47 p... 6:18 p in. t in 9u a 1c rr ( eileb n Piit en Trains leave* Qprtnbor,e A. &n C. division, ~rthbound. 6:42a. mn.. 28:4 p. m. 6nd18 p. m. iestibuled Limitied);* .amt hound1 122 a.m. 4t9op. n. 11:28 a. mn., (VJetibuled Limited)~ Pullmnan Service. PullmBaiaeae .sIeeling (ears onl Traius s6 anr IS, S7 and . . on A and U. udivision. W. H GR EEiN, J. MA. CLTP Gen. Supint. metent.. Tradlfe M'gr Washbu~'Onn. LiC 0 asinom d UA. TUlRK. 15. H. IiAlt1)wVVa "a. '' do.. .. r " Al Nota. LIMITED ~AIN5 * DOUL E DAILY SERVJCE Tro Atlanta, Charlotte, Augusta, Ath..I ens, Wilmington, New Orleans and INew Y ork, Boston. Richmond, Wash ingtoti, Norfolk, Portimouith.--Sched ule in effect Fob. 7, 1897. I itsOUTHl BOUN p. No. 4n3. No..i1, Lv New York.----.....*1l 0am 9 00am i'Ihiladelphia-..-----. .--.. 12pm 12 05am lhitin.ore ....-----.....3 15pm 2 50am W ashington ...........i 4 -1pm 4 .OmM _Richmond--.-----...... 5p 0a Norfolk via S. A. L.*8 30pm*9 05am I ortsmouthi . . . . 8 4i5pmz 9 20a WeIlon...............*W.,fl4-I Ina Hendl(erson.-----........12 54am * I 30pmn Ar Durham via S A L..t7 32a~m t1 09pm Lv urham .------... f52pmt1i100am Raleigh via S A L-..* 2 1am*3 3~ r Sanford.-----........... 3 3am 5 03pm So P ines.--.---....... 4 22am 55p H1am let ................. 5 10am 6 53pm wadssre..........551am 8 11pm WE WANT TC Pianos, Organy o Sewing' ----FO -Good Alexander 1GREEN VII Monroe . 0 43am 9 12pm Shrlotte V11% 1. A. L.* 8 308m*10 25)ln hesr va A L... 8 10an 10 47.pm columb ia, p 1 & L It iR 4 311pmt 7 45pm tr inlo .........UOw 21p Greenwo'"'''''-'''-' . 45am 12 10pm Abbeville ............. 13am 1 4Oam ilbertoli '''-'''-..11 03an 1 40am Lr Athens .............1.2 07pm 2 41am Av-Winder.........-..... 115Jpm 4384an Ar Atlanta 8'' '''''' 150 4 30ami -...... -... .......... 2 60pm 5 2U0rm NORTnBOUND. Lv Atla,ita ..*.38-. N. 40:e Lv Athens.........'''' -....*7 60pm*12 00nn Elberton....'''' ...10 42pn 3 1lpm Abbeville . - -...-....12 33an 4 lbpm Grevlen ............... 140ar 55 6pm reenwood ........ ..... 2 00am 541pm Clinton ........... 3 i3m U 4) Ar Colu.nbia.... t7 N&LRi Chester----..**-----.4 43am 3 1p Ar Charlotte via A 1..... *8"3-30 *Hi spm Monroe S A L.......... ( 0Sam 9~1 Hamlet ---------....... 35am 11 23p Ar WVilminlgton ......*1230pm . 30ai So V'ines..- ........ 0 20am 0 't Raleigh.... ........*11 35ain*1135an Ar Durham via S A L .t. 4 OUpmt7 823 l,vD_urlanrt............... tIl 10am +5 20nm Weldon 1 A L - . . ... ...*3 00pi ~5~am Richmond .............. 6 50pm 8 15ams Washington viaPeinRRll 10pm 12 31pnl Baltimore...............12 48arn 1 43pmv Philadelp)hia........... 3 45ain 3 50pm New York--------......*6 53am *6 23pm Ar Portsmouth.... .. .... 650p 7 30am Norfolk -.. 6 05pm *7 50am ?1)ally. t)aily Ex. Sunday. $iDaily Ex. Non. 403 and 402 "Th Atlanta 8 oal'' Bolid Vestibule Train, with lulrott SIeepers and Day Coaches betwveon Washington and Atlanta. Also Pullman Sleepers between Portsmouth and Chester. Nos. 41 andl 88, "The S. A. L. Ix p ross." Solt, Traif, of Pull man. Sleeporsa and Say Coaches betwen Portsmouth and Atlan t. For Tickets, Sleooert and inforia tion apply to ticket agents, or to B. A. NEWLAND, Gonoral Agent, Pass. Dept., 6 Kimball House, Atlaita, Ga. GEO. MCP. BATTE, Trav Pass. A gt. Oharlotte, N. C. SOUTHERN PAILWAY, i: -0 .t 1 t :1. Couda n.e4 Rehuihi, .; 1r....tr t'ralna. In E&Qeot .1 r 't .-. .. Vo'. V. Is t"qt. i1i Northbound. N".1 f.. 3 r .. No. 36 !a, sI 1iliy. snl. 1141ly. 7. Atlanta, O. r. 7 5) ,.2 t0)0 ti 4 P 11 60 } Atl.uta, t. T. 8 5' .t 1103p 5 p 12,0 a * eNrer:>a... . 11:51 al . . 8 p 1 94 a " Bord..... 100. :l 7 08 p . 0 Galnesville... 10:-6 al 20 p 7 483u = 15 i " La...... .. 110:il -4 p 8U 8p a47 " " Cornelia...... 11 !22 a .. . 8 ;,p ...... Ar. Mt. Airy..... 11 ,t . 8 40p .... f. Toouca....... 11 64 t 3 83 u . . 8 43 a Westminstor, 12bvi .. 4 1 a " Central 1I . . 4 55 a " Gr,onville . 2.'. 2: ) 3 8 i ...... 5 -15 a " 1; artauhurg. 8 47 p' 0 is ... 371 " Gan'noys... 4:2 p.. .. ... 7 15 a M Blaksb rg .. 447p 7 03 ... .. 7 3.15 a " Ring's it. . 513 pl. ... .... 7 bu a (.lastonla..... 68) Ip .. ...8 21 a Lr. Charlotte ... 6 411 p. 8 130 p ... 9 30 a Ar Danville .. . I1 2 p 112 00 n . ... 1 80 p Ar. Richmond . . 0 6 0a. 1 40 p Ar.Waslinglon.. 6 42 a ... . 9 40 w " laltmr'i.P1i. ,. .... S eI a. .....1 J 5 " Philadelphiia.. .. . a ... 2 a Uouthbond. |N 31s No. 37 IDaIly. l)at iv. 1)aily "altimore. .. 6 22 a' 9 20 p.I " a singto..11 15 ai 1j p Ln'. Richamond ... 12155 p 2 00 a 200 a. Lv. D'nylle -- . 8 5 50 a 6 05a. Ar. Charlotte .. 10 p9 25 aI 11 a a Xv.Giastona.1050 p ........1, p . m 8p'artan3burg . 12 2:1 a~ 1 7 a 3 15 p~ " reenvlle.... 20 a 12 28 p 4 (J p en~stral..... . 05 a 1 15 p 5 15p p7 onecat...... 241 a I 05 P 65400 p " ,.occoa .... 8 i5 a 2 18 p 0 381 j>"" " M t..Ar .. .... ... ... 7 1 p """ Corl.--.... ............ 35 p 653 Lula., . .. 4 9 a13 p 808 p 657.a :: ,"ua- 486 a 331l p 835 p 7 20 a " N-r-ros...... ...........07 p 7 48 _ Norron -9 ~)8 27 a Ar. Atlanta, id, . '#'56 p 10 (9080 a Atlnta0. . 51 a8 55 p) 980 p 813D0 A" a. ma. "P p. mi. "M" non. "N"' night. NTos. 371nd38-Daily. Washington and South. Weatorn veastibule Lhnited. Th'lroug.h Pulhuan Blaspinoar betwa,en NOw York nud New Or len.va Washington, At manta and Mont gam-. ery, and also bmet ween New York and Mem h1 viaashngon,tlataand Birmn,gh i. r ton and Atlana Dining carea erva all mnea?$ o#-$5.andSS-UutedStated M~ al aean viao thorn Ra ay, A . '. R1. R., and L. & N. . R.. hbig cemoqaod of baggage ear and coaches, t'hroa$a iit hunat change for ~assn gers of all *laa%es. Pu.ijnaan drtawine Oem pleping oara between New York a il e!w Orogna, via Attenta and Montg) erf, Javtg Washhtgtoa Eae.h Saturday, a tq~ia ~laig oar wIll run through bqtween Wash Iatnand 8 au Frialsoa wi t . eha e No.. 11, 87 and lU-v,liaw sleeping ear. >. Sween Rc,hm,ond and -.rl1, to vIm 6scwll soutlhoundj No.. II and 87. 4rbeabound4 W.t Tho Air lkir.e Belle' Womu, os. 17 and d. be tw,.en Altlan t.a and Mount, Airyp. Ga., daily e. W. . b1 .N J. M. Op ~ Gnn'j 8upt., ,raT t Mg Washington, D. 0. aislagt 6. a W A. TUR1K, 8. fl. UAIIDW10 Ga.', Pasat. Ag't . A.4dt (4,.,,' Pn ig' ) EXCHANGE iachiney R E[lorseB. Bros. & o. 4LE,S. C